Where does “bisa” come from?

bisa (Malay) comes from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

bisa (Malay): poison; can; may, might, can, could

Definitions

  1. poison; can; may, might, can, could

Ancestry of “bisa”, step by step

bisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit विष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Betawi bisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawibisa—
2Javaneseꦧꦶꦱcan, able

Words derived from “bisa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →